TINA BROOKS- TRUE BLUE- BLUE NOTE BLP 4041- ORIG RVG MONO D.G SHRINK. - EXC

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Tina Brooks had a short-lived career during the heyday of hard bop and didn't record for the last 12 years of his life. Nonetheless, his own records and his sessions with Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Freddie Redd, Jimmy Smith, and Kenny Burrell leave the impression that he was on his way to becoming a tenor giant when he was overcome by health problems due to drug addiction. Brooks did session work with both Amos Milburn and Lionel Hampton, but the key to his own artistry is on the Blue Note label. He led only four sessions as a leader for Blue Note from 1958 through 1961 -- during his lifetime. The first two, Minor Move and True Blue, define the weighty edge in Brooks' playing and his plethora of improvisational ideas that extended the blues framework he operated out of beyond what most players were doing at the time.

On this unbelievable album, "True Blue",  Brooks is teamed with the young trumpeter Freddie Hubbard (on one of his earliest sessions), pianist Duke Jordan, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Art Taylor for a set dominated by Brooks' originals. The solos heard are simply astounding.  The liner notes are historical.

~RECORDELITE~

RARE AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL JAZZ LP AUCTIONS

ARTIST: TINA BROOKS

TITLE: TRUE BLUE

CATALOGUE#: BLUE NOTE BLP 4041

YEAR: 1960

SPECIAL NOTES:

ABSOLUTE ORIGINAL MONO FIRST PRESSING 1960

ENGINEERED BY THE LEGENDARY RUDY VAN GELDER.

"RVG" (Rudy Van Gelder) printed in the matrix deadwax

ORIGINAL THICK LESS FLEXIBLE VINYL

STRONG DEEP GROOVE INDENTATION ON LABEL (BOTH SIDES)

ORIGINAL 47 W. 63RD ST NYC ADDRESS

STILL IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAP!!

EVEN INCLUDES RECORD STORE LABEL!!

WITH FREDDIE HUBBARD, DUKE JORDAN, SAM JONES, AND ART TAYLOR

RECORDS ARE VISUALLY GRADED (UNLESS NOTED)

VINYL: VG+

Thicker less flexible ORIGINAL vinyl

Gorgeous glossy vinyl with hairlines that basically do not affect play 

(see play testing below) 

COVER: NM-  Still in Factory Shrink!

No ringwear, No seam splits, No edgewear! 

Some of the shrink appears slightly discolored only along perimeter..might also be a little bit under shrink but I do not want to remove shrink to check which would change integrity of this Rare album.

LABEL: s1: NEAR MINT!!  STUNNING  s2: VG+ 

S1:No writing, stickers,  or fading or discoloration or stains or owner initials

S2: No writing, stickers, but has color fading

SOUND TESTING: EXCELLENT!!!!  Powerful, crisp.  Truly amazing solos!!

Rudy Van Gelder (Recording Engineer) is at his best.

Side One: Outstanding.    First Two tracks close to flawless.

3rd track has a few small pops near the end but nothing serious

Side Two: Tracks 2 & 3 are Fabulous.  

Track 1 is pretty amazing but I did notice two pops about 1/3 way through the song

The Tina Brooks Tenor Sax and Freddie Hubbard trumpet are golden throughout this entire album!!!  

Please note you will hear surface noise between tracks.

Good luck finding this Phenomenal album in this condition. ENJOY

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Yes there is the "ear" mark in the deadwax.

Just added a pic of the "EAR" SYMBOL found in the deadwax.